- 好心人 hǎoxīnrén kindhearted persongood-hearted person; good Samaritan
- 好心肠 hǎoxīncháng good-heartedkind and well-meaning; having a sympathetic nature
- 好心好意 hǎoxīnhǎoyì well-intentionedgood-hearted and well-meaning; acting out of kindness and goodwill
- 安好心 ānhǎoxīn to have good intentionsto have good intentions; to harbor good-hearted motives
- 求好心切 qiúhǎoxīnqiè to strive for perfection(idiom) to be anxious to achieve the best possible results; to be very eager to do a good job or meet high standards
- 没安好心 méi'ānhǎoxīn to harbor ill intentionsto have bad intentions; to harbor malice; to be up to no good
- 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心 huángshǔlánggěijībàiniánméi'ānhǎoxīn to have ill intentionsthe weasel pays a New Year's visit to the chicken with no good intentions—beware of suspicious folk bearing gifts, for they are sure to be ill-intentioned
- 好心倒做了驴肝肺 hǎoxīndàozuòlelǘgānfèi good intentions misunderstood as ill willTo have one’s kindness or good intentions mistaken for malice; used when someone’s well-meaning actions are met with ingratitude or suspicion
- 好心当作驴肝肺 hǎoxīndàngzuòlǘgānfèi to mistake goodwill for ill intentTo mistake someone's good intentions or kindness for malice or bad motives; to respond to a kind gesture with suspicion or ingratitude.
- 好心没好报 hǎoxīnméihǎobào no good deed goes unpunisheda set phrase used when one's kindness is met with misunderstanding, ingratitude, or trouble; literally: a good heart does not receive a good reward
